Traditional funerals

Here we will help and guide you through the process of organising a funeral to exactly match your wishes. This can be as extravagant or as private as you wish. We will help and guide you through all the relevant legal paperwork and arrange the funeral service to take place where and when you want. To personalise it you can customise it exactly how you wish from the type of coffin used (for example a traditional veneered or solid wood coffin, American casket or wicker coffin), the method of transport used during the service (use of our own unique dark gray Mercedes E Class fleet, a horse-drawn hearse or motorcycle hearse), personalised Orders of Service, floral decorations to name a few.

It can be a cremation or burial and we will help and advise on where this can be. With a cremation, we will help with the options available to you with regards the cremated remains. This could be burying them in a family grave, scattering them somewhere of importance or even making some of the ashes into bespoke jewellery.

Equally with a burial, we will help and advise on the different types of graves available to you. This could be a local council-run cemetery, a natural burial ground or even your back garden (subject to various check been carried out).

Because every one of these funerals is different there is no set price. We will sit down with you and discuss your requirements and then be able to give you an estimate of the costs involved. There is no cost or commitment to you when we do this. Should you wish to continue we will begin making all the relevant arrangements for you. We will ask for a payment at the time of booking to cover the cost of the disbursements and the balance of the account will be sent out after the funeral has taken place. Payment is required with 30 days.

We are on hand, offering support 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. For immediate help and advice please call 01384 77098 or send an email.

When a family wish for us to cremate the deceased without any service or anyone present. This service includes our time, coffin, removal (within a 15 mile radius), cremation fee and doctors fee (if applicable).

Sometimes people want to be remembered in their own unique way and this can often be reflected in the style of their funeral. For this reason we offer alternative, bespoke funerals that cater for a more individual paleter.

About Us

N. E. Downing (Blackheath) Ltd. is a highly reputable, family run Funeral Directors based in Brierley Hill in the West Midlands. We provide a comprehensive and compassionate service tailored to provide for all religious and non religious funerals. As one of the West Midland’s longest established independent funeral directors we are committed to providing the highest service to each family we serve.